Sacred Writings

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781498222556Author James H CharlesworthFormat HardbackPage Count 180Imprint Cascade BooksPublisher Cascade BooksWeight(grams) 422g

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781617046001Author Rabbeinu YonahFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint JudaismPublisher JudaismWeight(grams) 154g

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Tracing its history from Moses Mendelssohn to today, Alan Levenson explores the factors that shaped what is the modern Jewish Bible and its centrality in Jewish life today. The Making of the Modern Jewish Bible explains how Jewish translators,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781419622540Author Shlomo Weiss ThieleFormat PaperbackImprint Booksurge PublishingPublisher Booksurge PublishingWeight(grams) 195g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781498205924Author Leila Gal BernerFormat PaperbackPage Count 278Imprint Cascade BooksPublisher Cascade BooksWeight(grams) 152g

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The Rabbis of classical Judaism, in the first six centuries of the Common Era, commented on the teachings of ancient Israel's prophets and shaped, as much as they were shaped by, prophecy. They commented on much of the Scriptural heritage and they made...

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There are no pre-packaged "magic bullet" solutions to life's anticipated and unforeseen hurdles. From Catastrophe to Hope: Five Voices of the Bible underscores the inevitable: everyone endures episodes of suffering and trauma. When this happens...

In separate multi-volume works, the project has presented form-analytical English translations of the Mishnah, Tosefta, Yerushalmi, and Bavli, outlined the Yerushalmi and the Bavli and compared these outlines. In this volume, the main points of the...

This is the third volume of a set of anthologies that sets forth the statements of the formative canon of influential Rabbinic Judaism on three large topics: the calendar, the life cycle, and theology. Focusing on the seminal period of normative Judaism,...

This is the second volume of a set of anthologies that sets forth the statements of the formative canon of influential Rabbinic Judaism on three large topics: the calendar, the life cycle, and theology. Focusing on the seminal period of normative...

The Rabbis of classical Judaism, in the first six centuries of the Common Era, commented on the teachings of ancient Israel's prophets and shaped, as much as they were shaped by, prophecy. They commented on much of the Scriptural heritage and they made...

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A timeless collection of midrash never before available in English. The Mekhilta de-Rabbi Shimon bar Yohai is a collection of classical midrashic interpretation of the biblical Book of Exodus. Lost for centuries, the text was reconstructed and recovered...

The JPS Torah Commentary series guides readers through the words and ideas of the Torah. Each volume is the work of a scholar who stands at the pinnacle of his field. Every page contains:complete traditional Hebrew text, with cantillation notesJPS...

A JPS Scholar of Distinction Title Nahum Sarna is one of the most regarded and well-known names in biblical academia. This collection contains 26 essays, spanning his career. Together they cover the Torah, the Prophets, the Writings, the Psalms, and...

Sefer Yesirah, or "Book of Formation," is one of the most influential Jewish compositions of late antiquity. First attested to in the tenth century C.E. and attributed by some to the patriarch Abraham himself, Sefer Yesirah claims that the world was...

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Psalms 146a150asometimes called the "Final Hallel"aare often thought to comprise an end to the Psalter. Frequently seen as connected to other psalms through catchwords that act as both literary and theological links, these final psalms are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802873149Author John J. CollinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 329Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing...

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The interpretations in A Heart Afire are as rich and meaningful as the teachings and tales themselves in this intimate guided tour of Hasidism and Hasidic storytelling led by Reb Zalman, an old-world Hasidic elder who is also profoundly connected to...

In this fascinating book, Knohl shares his understanding of how the Torah was edited into its final form. He bridges the gap between ancient Israel (c.1400-586 B.C.E.) and Second Temple times (c.536 B.C.E.-70 C.E.) by showing the continuity between these...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780966914733Author Robert DenisFormat PaperbackPage Count 492Imprint Israelite NetworkPublisher Israelite NetworkWeight(grams) 839gDimensions(mm) 235mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780881231601Author Mark WashofskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 390Imprint Central Conference of American RabbisPublisher Central Conference of American...

While most gender-based analyses of rabbinic Judaism concentrate on the status of women in the halakhah (the rabbinic legal tradition), Judith R. Baskin turns her attention to the construction of women in the aggadic midrash, a collection of expansions...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781088265901Author JewbelongFormat PaperbackPage Count 20Imprint IngramSparkPublisher IngramSparkWeight(grams) 91g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802843807Author James R. DavilaFormat PaperbackPage Count 338Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780881231618Author Mark WashofskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 410Imprint Central Conference of American RabbisPublisher Central Conference of American...

An intellectually stimulating and personally uplifting exploration of Genesis. Genesis: the Beginning of Desire breathes new life into the stories of Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham and Sarah, Isaac, Jacob and Esau, Rachel, and Joseph. Zornberg brings...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802849762Author Lawrence H. SchiffmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 483Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802843845Author John KampenFormat PaperbackPage Count 390Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing CoWeight(grams)...

Illuminating the ethical legacy of the biblical prophets, Path of the Prophets identifies the prophetic moment in the lives of eighteen biblical figures and demonstrates their compelling relevance to us today. While the Bible almost exclusively names men...

Eight Questions of Faith is a spiritual exploration of some of life's biggest questions-questions that have been asked by prophets and kings, mystics and sinners-that continue to be asked by every one of us today. Niles Elliot Goldstein uses eight...

A dual language Hebrew-English edition These six short books of the Bible, each read in connection with a Jewish holy day, constitute a literature unto themselves-a poetic, spiritual, and literary treasure. This volume includes The Song of Songs, Ruth,...